Electric wax sealer



s. M/WEISBERGER ELECTRIC WAX SEALER Filed Aug. 19. 1922 SAMUEL M. WEISBERGER, OF SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

ELECTRIC WAX SMLER.

Application led August 19, 1922. Serial No. 582,929.

T 0 all whom. t may concer/rb:

Be it known that 1, SAMUEL M. Wnrsnnnonu, a citizen of the United States, residing at Scranton, in the county of Lackawanna and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Electric Wax Sealers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part oli' this speciiication.

rl`his invention relates to machines for applying sealing wanr or like material to envelops or other articles and impressing a suitable seal on such material while it is plastic.

An object of the invention is to so arrange the several parts, which are few in number, that the device will be strong, reliable in its operation, and of such simple construction and operation as to permit it to be readily repaired in the event any of the parts should get out of order by any one possessed of the slightest mechanica] ability.

More particularly the invention contemplates the provision of a frame having a stationary wax container therein provided with an outlet adapted to be opened and closed by a lever that lisoperated independently of the operating handle which impresses the die upon the plastic wax, the connections between said handle and die comprising one or more racks for rotating a corresponding number of gears mounted on said frame.

l/Vith these and other objects in view the invention consists in certain novel details of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts all as will be hereinafter more fully described and the novel features thereof particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings,-

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a wax sealer embodying the present improvements.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

The sealer comprises a supporting frame 10 in which a wax pot or container 11 is xedly secured by a strap or band 12 encircling said "pot and attached to the sides V of frame 10. The wax container has any desired type or electrical heating unit 13 mounted therein for maintaining the wax in plastic condition and at itsbottom said container has an outlet to permit some of the plastic wax to drop on the letter or other article placed beneath the container to be sealed. To regulate the How of wax from container 11 the outlet in the container is provided with a manually operable valve 14 which is normally held closed by a spring 15. rlhe operation of valve 14 will be more fully described later.

Slidably mounted within trame 10 is a yoke 16, said yoke being guided in its movements by pins 17 carried thereby and working in vertical slots 18 in the sides of frame 10. Said yoke 16 is adapted to be actuated by an operating handle 19 slidably mounted in the top of frame 10 and attached to the upper end of saidvhandle by a nut is a flanged collar 20 in which a knob 21 is secured by a vset screw 22. For normally holding the handle and the yoke in their uppermost positions a spring 23 surrounding the handle is interposed between the collar 2O and the top ot frame 10.

Journaled on the inner faces of the sides of' frame 10 are gear wheels 24 adapted to mesh with racks 25 `formed on the lower ends of yoke 16 for rotating said gears when the handle and yoke are depressed, and mounted on said gears and adapted to be rot-ated therewith are arms 26 carrying at their outer ends a loosely mounted frame 27 in which is mounted the die 28. Normally, the die and the die 'frame are located to one side of the wax container but after a. letter has'been placed under said container and sutlicient wax deposited thereon, the operating handle 19 is depressed whereupon the gears 211- will be rotated by racks 25 with the resultl that the die will be swung over and then down on to the plastic wax, making the desired impression, the frame constantly maintaining a vertical position.

F or operating the valve 1-1 in the bottom of wax container 11, said valve is mounted on the lower end of a stem 29 that extends upwardly through handle 19 into a chamber 30 in knob 21. Stein 29 is headed at its upper end and extending inwardly through a slot 31 in knob 21 is a linger piece 32 adapted to engage the under side of said headed portion of the stern whereby the operator may open valve 14 by a slight upward movement of the linger piece. To permit the knob and handle 19 to be deadir pressed Without affecting the valve 14 or its operating connections, the stem 29 is loose in handle 19V and finger piece 32 is loose on said stem so that as the knob is depressed the stem is free to move into a recess 38 extending upwardly from chamber 30. With this arrangement, the Wax container is immovably mounted in the frame, the movement o the parts for actuating the die taking place entirely independently ci the connections for regulating the flow of Wax from said container ln addition to this advantage, the operating parts Jfor the die are not only lievi in number but they are also of simple and strong constrirction, imparting durability to the device as a Whole. Se tar as the valve operating mechanism ot the present invention is concerned, it will be apparent that any form of die moving mechanism may be used in lieu of that shown and this phase of the invention is not to be limited to the Specific torna ot die operating mechanism shown except as defined in the appended claims.

To prevent Wolobling` of the die frame 27 on arms 26, more or less rigidity is imparted to said trame by one or more supporting arms 34 pivotally connected to the upper end ot the die trame and the supportino trarne l0. ll or maintaining the face o die 28 moist, a moistening pad 35 is carried at one side et' frame 10 in position for the die to rest thereon when handle 19 is in its uppermost position.

What l claim is:

l. ln a device ot the character described, the combination ot a supporting` trame, a Wax container supported in the trame and having an outlet therein, means for ogen.` ingf and closing,` said outlet, an operating handle, gear Wheels mounted on said iframe a-die normally positionedto one side or the frame and Wax container, connections between said die and gears and connections between said gears and handle for rotating the gears and shitting the die to position beneath the outlet opening` oi? the Wax container. y

2. ln a device ot the character described, the combination of a supporting traine, Wax container `carried by the frame and having` an outlet therein, means for opening and closing said outlet, a die noiinfilly positioned to one side ot the Wax container, a rack slidably mounted in the frame, a gear Wheel connected to the die and engaging said rack, and means tor movingsaid rack to rotate the gear and move the die to a position beneath the outlet oi" the Wax container.

.3. ln a device of the character described the combination of the supporting traine recentie a Wax container tiXedly mounted in the trame and having an outlet opening, a

valve for said opening, a valve stem slidably mounted in the frame, a linger piece for actuating the'valve stein, die normally positioned to one side the Wax container, and means for moving the die to a point beneath the outlet ot the Wax container.

e. ln a levicc ot the character described,

container, and means for rotating said gears and arms to shitt the die to aposition beneath the outlet the ivan con tainer.

5. ln a device o the combination oli a supporting trame, a Wax .container iixedlyrsecnred in the frame, an operating; handle sli bly mounted in the iframe, c. yolre depending from said handle, raclrs supporting` traine meshing with said racks, a die normally positioned to one side ont the Wax container, and connections betweeen said gears and the die. Y

v6 ln a device ,oli the character described, the combination ol the supporting traine, a movable die, an operating handle for actuating the die, a lined Wai; container havin@ an outlet therein, a valve normally closing; said outlet, and means slidably mount ed in the operating handle for opening said valve. y

7. ln a device el? the character described, the combination oft the supporting' traine, a movable die, operating handle slidably mounted in the traine lor actuating said die, a lined Wax container having an outlet therein, a valve normally closing said outlet a valve operating stem alined with the handle, and means tor opening1 said valve, said valve opening means and the operating handle each being operable independently of the other.

8. ln a dev'ce ot the character described, the combination et the supporting trame, a Wax container carried by the trame, means permitting` discharge of vvax jfrom the container`3 a vertically arranged die traine positioned to one side ot the supporting trarne, a die carried by the die ira-me, and ineans for moving the die to a point beneath the Wax container, said die trame at all times maintaining its vertical arrangement.

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